Legal Opinion
McMath v. City of Gary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1992No. Nos. 90-2352, 91-2126, 91-2127 and 91-2128PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
After his dismissal as Director of the General Services Administration for the City of Gary, Indiana, Stephen McMath sued the city and four of its officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the firing violated his occupational liberty interest, and thereby contravened his substantive and procedural due process rights. He also brought a supplemental state count alleging wrongful discharge. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss McMath’s amended complaint, and also raised the defense of qualified immunity. The magistrate judge dismissed McMath’s substantive due…
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